Soap cake hanger



June 1, M JoNEs SOAP CAKE HANGER Filed 001;. 28, 1941 I A. INVENTOR Patented June 1, 1943 UNITED STATES iATENT OFFICE SOAP CAKE HANGER Morris L. Jones, Burbank, Calif.

Application October 28, 1941, Serial No. 416,878

2 Claims.

This invention relates to hangers for soap cakes, and its general object is to provide a hanger that is primarily designed to take the place of a soap dish or other like receptacle, to eliminate the many disadvantageous features thereof, in that my hanger can be instantly fixed and removed with respect to any flat surface, for example a wall or other portion of a bathtub or the like, or a wall adjacent to a shower spraynozzle, yet casual removal or displacement of the hanger is practically impossible, and a cake of soap can be attached to the hanger to be suspended therefrom so that the cake will have the drying action of air about the entire area thereof; thus it will be seen that my hanger not only tends to eliminate waste of soap brought about by the cake being disposed in a water filled dish, but the hanger makes it possible to suspend the cake at any place convenient for the user.

A further object is to provide a soap cake hanger, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely efficient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of the hanger which forms the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a rear view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral l indicates the base of the attach- .ing bracket of my hanger, the base in the form shown being a suction cup, in that it is made from rubber or other like elastic material, in substantially disk formation, with a suction concavity 2 in its rear face. Formed on and extending centrally from the outwardly rounded front face of the base or suction cup I is a stem 3 that is enlarged at its juncture with the base for reinforcing the same, and the stem is tapered inwardly from the base to its outer end, as well as extends therefrom at an upward inclination, as best shown in Figure 3.

The stem is preferably made fromrelatively stiff rubber or other like elastic material capable of rendering the stem self-supporting, but the stem is preferably reinforced by a stiff strand 4 of wire that extends along the longitudinal center of the stem throughout its length, as best shown in Figure 3. The inner end of the strand is suitably fixed to a metallic disk 5 embedded within the base to not only reinforce the latter, but to hold the strand against being pulled through the stem.

The strand extends through the outer end of the stem and terminates in an eye 6 that has one end of a flexible element such as a ball and socket chain 1 connected thereto for disposal in depending relation therefrom. A link type chain may be used in place of the chain 1, but in any event a spring tongue hook 8 or the like is secured to the outer or lower end of the chain for connecting a cake 9 of soap to the chain, through the medium of a looped flexible element Ill, such as a cord or the like, the element Ill being looped upon itself to provide parallel portions II embedded within the cake, preferably longitudinally thereof, as shown, and the hook is engaged with the outer or looped end of the element ll], so that the cake will be suspended in space, to bring about complete drying thereof when not in use. However, the cake can be used when connected to the hanger, particularly for applying soap to the hands or a wash rag or the like, as it will be obvious that the cake is freely movable for that purpose, due to the flexibility of the chain and the elasticity of the stem.

It will be further obvious that by making the stem of elastic material, that injury to the person is practically impossible, as the stem will freely give or bend, in the event a person should fall against the same, yet it will assume its normal position for suspending the cake relative thereto, through the medium of the chain.

The stem may be of other shapes than that shown. In fact, it may be desirable that the stem be in the form of a fish, duck or object having aquatic characteristics. Suitable means such as a hook may be secured to the base for supporting a wash rag or the like.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A hanger for the purpose described, com prising a base, means for attaching the base to a support, an outwardly extending self-supporting elastic arm carried by the base, a strand of Wire secured Within the base and extending centrally throughout the arm and having an eye beyond the end thereof, and a flexible cord secured within the eye with an attachin means at its outer end.

2. A hanger for the purpose described, comprising a base in the form of a vacuum cup for attaching the same to a support, an outwardly extending self-supporting elastic arm carried by the base, a plate secured within the vacuum cup, a strand of steel wire secured to the plate and extending centrally throughout the arm and having an eye beyond the end thereof, and a flexible cord secured within the eye with an attaching means at its outer end.

MORRIS L. JONES. 

